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Tort vs Easement - What's the difference?

tort | easement |

As nouns the difference between tort and easement

is that tort is fraction while easement is (legal) legal right to use another person's property, generally in order to cross a part of the property, or to gain access to something on the property.

As an adjective tort

is broken.

tort

English

(wikipedia tort)

Etymology 1

Dialectal variation of (l).

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Tart, sharp.
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) (m), from .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An injury or wrong.
  • * Spenser
  • that had them long opprest with tort
  • (legal) A wrongful act, whether intentional or negligent, which causes an injury and can be remedied at civil law, usually through awarding damages.
  • (rfc-sense) The area of law dealing with such wrongful acts.
  • Synonyms
    * delict (Scottish law)
    Derived terms
    * tortious

    See also

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    Etymology 3

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (obsolete) Stretched tight; taut.
  • * Emerson
  • Yet holds he them with tortest rein.

    Anagrams

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    easement

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (legal) Legal right to use another person's property, generally in order to cross a part of the property, or to gain access to something on the property.
  • The power company has an easement to put their poles along the edge of this land.
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  • (archaic) Relief, easing.
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  • (archaic, euphemistic) The act of relieving oneself: defecating or urinating
  • (architecture) A curved member instead of an abrupt change of direction, as in a baseboard, handrail, etc.
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